Type-setting apparatus.



' Patented May 29, I900. L. K. JOHNSON & A. A. LOW.

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TYPE SETTING APPARATUS.

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No. 650,398. Patented May 29, mo. 1.. K. JOHNSON & A. A. Low.

TYPE SETTING APPARATUS.

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No. 650,398. I Patented May 29, I900. I

L. K. JOHNSUN & A. A. Low.

TYPE szmua APPARATUS.

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PATENT OFFICE.

LOUIS KOSSUTH JOHNSON AND ABBOT AUGUSTUS LOW, OF NEWV YORK, N. Y.,ASSIGNORS TO THE ALDEN TYPE MACHINE COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

TYPE-SETTING APPARATUS.

srneIrIcA'rIoN forming part of Letters Patent No. 650,398, dated May 29,1900.

Appllcatioii filed July 8, 1898. Serial No. 685,895. (No model.)

To all tuhmn it may concern:

Be it known that we, LOUIS KOSSUTH J OHN- SON and ABBOT AUGUSTUS Low,citizens of the United States, residing in the city of New York, boroughof Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvementsin Typo- Setting Apparatus, of whichthe following is a specification sulficient to enable others skilled inthe art to which the invention appertains to make and use the same.

Our improvements relate to compositors type-cases in which the'types arearranged in vertical channels, from the lower ends of which they areforwarded automatically by a suitable pusher-blade upon the withdrawalof types previously advanced.

The invention consists in the special construction and arrangement ofparts hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is,

a front elevation of a case, the central portion being broken away; Fig.2, a horizontal section on plane of line 2 2, Fig.7. Fig. 3 is a planupon plane of line 3 3, Fig. 7. Fig. 4. is a side elevation. Figs. 5 and6 show elevations of opposite halves of the holder. Fig. 7 is a verticalsectional elevation through the plane of one of the typecontainingchannels. Fig. 8 is a section on plane of line 8 8, Fig. 7. Figs. 9 and10 are detail views of the pusher.

0 represents the type-containing channel.

H is the holder, into which the lower end of the type containing channel0 is inserted when it is desired to use the type-containing channel inthe setter-case. The lower ends of the holders H fit into sockets 3,formed in the edge of the table T, said sockets s being open in front.

U are the uprights, supporting the rod R, to which the loops L arepivotally supported, said loops L securing the upper ends of thechannels, as in the application for patent, Serial No. 680,102, filedMay 9, 1898, last filed by us. The upper ends of the channels 0 are alsosupported by a back rest 13, attached to the standards U. The standardsU also support between them the spacing and locking bar S. This bar S isformed with a series of tongues s, which fit in betweenthe channelsabove the holders, as will be seen *more clearly by reference to Fig. 3.These tongues also bear upon the upper edges of the holders and preventvertical movement of said holders and channels, the latter being coupledto the holders by latches c, heretofore used by us.

The channels and holders are held against forward movement by a seriesof springclamps P, mounted upon the'bar S. This is preferablyaccomplished by pivotally sup porting the arms 19 upon the pins 19,project-1 ing upward from the bar S, and by inserting spiral springs 19between the rear ends of said arms 19, the forward ends of said armsbeing adapted to engage with and hold the spine of the channel, whichlatter may be grooved or indebted to receive the jaws of the clamps.These clamps P, while holding the channels firmly in position underordinary conditions, are adapted to release the lower end of a channelshould the pusher encounter undue resistance, thereby preventingbreakage.

The type-forwarder F consists of a comparatively-thin high blade ofsheet metal secured to a reciprocator D, actuated by the pitmen E, asheretofore described by us. The forwarding-blade F is made of maximumheight in practice and is then reduced in height to meet therequirements of the different types and channels.

The recesses s for the tenons of the holders H extend below the path ofthe pusher-blade F, so that the latter practically travels in a groovein the table T, the pusher-blade being supported on one side by the sidewall of said groove and on the other by the inner side of the holder. Aflat metallic spring G is arranged upon the front of the table T beloweach recess 3, the upper end of the spring extending slightly above thefloor of the recess, so that when the holder is in place the spring Gwill bear against the front edge of the tenon h, thereby sustaining theholder in position under ordinary conditions, but yieldingsufficientlyincase of any obstruction or irregularity of the pusher to avoidbreakage.These springs G are preferably mounted adj ustably upon the front of thetable, and this may be accomplished by the use of various mechanicalexpedients. In the drawings the springs G are shown as slottedlongitudinally and se= cured to the table by means of set-screws g,which admit of their being raised and lowered...

What We claim as our invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is

1. In a compositors type-case substantially such as described, thecombination of the supporting-table T, formed with the open sockets s,the channel-holders H, and the spacing-bar S, arranged to hold the saidholders against vertical movement, substantially in the manner and forthe purpose described.

2. In a compositors type-case substantially such as described, thecombination of the sup porting-table T, having the open sockets s, thetype-forwarding'bladeF, the type-holder H, the type-channel C, and theclamps P, engaging with the spine of the channel for the purpose andsubstantially in the manner described.

3. In a com positors type-case substantially such as described, thecombination with the supporting-table T, having the open recesses s, thetypeforwarding blade F, the typeholder H, the type-channel O, thespacing-bar S, and the clamps P, consisting of the arms 19,; having thespiral spring: 19', inserted between their rear ends and adapted toengage the spine of the channel, substantially in the manner and for thepurpose described.

4.; In acompositors type-case substantially such as described, thecombination of the supporting-table T, formedwith the open recesses s',the type-forwarder F, the type-holder H, the type-channel G, thespacing-bar S, formed with the tongues s, entering between the exteriorWalls of the channels, and bearing against the upper edges of theholders, and the clamps P, forengaging with the spines of the channels,the whole arranged and operating substantially in the manner and for thepurpose described.

5. In a compositors type-case substantially such as described, thecombination of the supporting-table T, formed with the open recesses s,the type-forwarders F, the channel-holders 'H, the channels 0, and thesprings G, ar-

